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I've never had ticks be an issue this time of year, but MAN.... dunno why but it sucks.

5-mile walk in the flatlands

4.5 miles on the trails with Tiny E- had to breakout the headlamp for the last mile

3.5 miles of hill work for Tiny E and I

my first run in 5 weeks (hunting season), 7.5 miles on icy trails- should have had my spikes!!!!

5.5 run on the trails with Tiny E- brought my spikes today!

went snowshoeing today in the Elkhorns- ~ 8 miles, brought Tiny Elvis, I think he had a good time too

strength training in the morning

squats 5/5/5+, bench 5/5/5+, pull-ups 3x10, dips 3x30, core

afternoon

3.5 miles with Tiny E

7.5 miles with Tiny E, gives me a 40 mile week and over 30 for Tiny!

someone was in a festive mood, 3 miles from the nearest trailhead

Is there NOWHERE safe from the <bleep> holidays?!


Worked outside yesterday/today building a cedar fence for a dog yard we are creating. Will make it much easier to take short trips w/o the dogs and much easier on housesitters when we take longer ones.

3 chilly miles on the trails with Tiny E

Boat day. Lost a crab pot (luckily the one we called Ol' Crusty) (to be clear, Ol' Crusty is the crab pot, not me)..... but worse, in a fit of spasticity and dumbassedness out between the jetties in a ripping ebb tide I lost a brand new rod overboard... fawk

That's littering... Pretty cool though.

Decided to head out to a Block Management Area (BMA) to take advantage of the elk shoulder season hunt. Didn't need to use the gps because it was open, easily navigated terrain so I don't have tracks to download and determine distance. I estimate at least 4mi in ankle deep snow on a cold, snowy, windy day. Got in to a small herd of a couple dozen elk, including what appeared to be a nice bull I caught a glimpse of just as he crested the hill over the barrel in the background below. Unfortunately though, they were a tad over 600yds away and 500yds beyond the fence in the below photo, which separates the BMA from the adjacent land not part of the BMA The uncooperative, constantly shifting winds busted me. I found where they bedded and also where they jumped the fence so I hope to get back out to set up and wait for them.

^ good luck!

strength train after work

deadlifts 5/5/5+, overhead press 5/5/5+, lunges 3x50 yds, chin-ups 3x11, core

a buddy was in town for meetings and got together for a nice 6-ish mile run (Tiny E came too)

Quads, glutes, core.

3 very crisp miles with Tiny E- supposed to warm up a little by the weekend

my buddy who was in town and leaving today wanted to squeeze in a run this morning, despite it it being 1 degree!

ended up with a nice 6-ish mile run on the trails

that looks too cold!

It has been cold the past couple of days in MT. It was 8 below 0 when I started hunting yesterday morning in the block management area I hunted last Monday; couldn't wait for the great big heat tab in the sky to rise above the horizon. While driving up there the temps went as low as -19 according to my truck readout. The water in my hydration tube froze within 5min as I forgot to blow it back in the bladder. Any snot coming out of my runny nose stuck to my beard. Glad I brought my ski gloves. Put on about 5.5mi. By far the coldest day for me this hunting season.